packet
pack‧et S2 /ˈpækət, ˈpækɪt/
noun [countable]
a. British English a container made of paper, plastic, or cardboard that something is sold in
packet of
a packet of envelopes
a packet of cigarettes
a cereal packet
b. American English a small flat paper or plastic container that a liquid or powder is sold in
SYN sachet British English:
packets of ketchup and mustard
2. especially British English a small flat package that is sent by post or delivered to someone:
Paul tore open the packet as soon as it arrived. ⇨ pay packet
3. cost a packet British English informal to cost a lot of money:
I bet that car cost him a packet.
4. technical a quantity of information that is sent as a single unit from one computer to another on a network or on the Internet
pack‧et S2 /ˈpækət, ˈpækɪt/
noun [countable] Word Family: noun: pack, package, packaging, packet, packing, packer; verb: pack ≠ unpack, package; adjective: packed
Date: 1400-1500
Language: Anglo-French
Origin: pacquet, from pack
1.Language: Anglo-French
Origin: pacquet, from pack
a. British English a container made of paper, plastic, or cardboard that something is sold in
packet of
b. American English a small flat paper or plastic container that a liquid or powder is sold in
SYN sachet British English:
2. especially British English a small flat package that is sent by post or delivered to someone:
3. cost a packet British English informal to cost a lot of money:
4. technical a quantity of information that is sent as a single unit from one computer to another on a network or on the Internet